c = get_config() app = c.InteractiveShellApp # This can be used at any point in a config file to load a sub config # and merge it into the current one. load_subconfig('ipython_config.py', profile='default') lines = """ from __future__ import division from sympy import * x, y, z = symbols('xyz') k, m, n = symbols('kmn', integer=True) f, g, h = map(Function, 'fgh') """ # You have to make sure that attributes that are containers already # exist before using them. Simple assigning a new list will override # all previous values. if hasattr(app, 'exec_lines'): app.exec_lines.append(lines) else: app.exec_lines = [lines] # Load the sympy_printing extension to enable nice printing of sympy expr's. if hasattr(app, 'extensions'): app.extensions.append('sympyprinting') else: app.extensions = ['sympyprinting']